Strictly Forbidden

Prologue

"There are bigger things than you and I, Emma," my father, John Thompson governor of Florida, begins, "I must get this bill passed, and with you dating his son, he will not be able to say no."

I just swallow and nod. This is not the first time father has forced me into a relationship for his work. Luckily, my first kiss has yet to be stolen from one of the creeps. "Do you think," I start off shyly, my head down, twirling a piece of hair between my fingers, "I could maybe get my make-up done? You know to impress him?" Not that I want to impress him. I just want to know what it is like to wear make-up. Here I am, turning eighteen, and have yet to wear make-up. Sad, I know.

"Absolutely not." My father's anger clear, "I have told you that is strictly forbidden. No need to go around looking like a whore." I still am not sure what a 'whore' is but I know it is bad. I will have to ask Samantha when I get the chance.

Samantha is my only friend. She is the only reason I make it through this life. Never has she left me for a meeting or for a hair appointment and I can share anything with her. Plus, she shares the same passion as I - cooking. We both dream of opening our own four star restaurant, but father says no. It is just another mark on his long list of 'strictly forbidden's.

Just like how I am not allowed to attend a school, public or private, and so, I have been and will be homeschooled. Father says that it is a mean world out there, and that people only want to hurt you. I believe him. People are cruel and the world is a pit of disgust. Yet, I still long to know what it is like. But for now, I have Samantha to tell me of the wonders. Besides, 'There are bigger things than you and I' father always says.

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